Albert Schnez

Albert Schnez (30 August 1911-26 April 2007) was a Generalleutnant of the Bundeswehr military of West Germany during the Cold War. He is best known for leading the Schnez-truppe paramilitary, a short-lived organization which had the goal of preventing a Soviet invasion.

Biography
Albert Schnez was born on 30 August 1911 in Abtsgmuend, Baden, German Empire. Schnez entered the Reichswehr in 1930 and then the Wehrmacht, and he served in the 25th Panzergrenadier Division during World War II. In 1949, Schnez and fellow German war veterans formed the Schnez-truppe paramilitary group, which intended to fight the Soviet Union. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer discovered the group's existence in 1951, but he decided not to act against them. From 1957 to 1971, Schnez served in the Bundeswehr as a Lieutenant-General and Inspector-General of the Army (1968-1971), and he retired in 1971. He died in Bonn, Germany in 2007 at the age of 95.